Bracket for armchair accessory seats



No vf2,1948. w. o. FLATT 7 BRACKET FOR ARMCHAIR ACCESSORY SEATS Filed May 31, 19 4 Patented Nov. 2 1948 attacker toe Anmoluliiit' adciissoitv SEATS Wiliiaiiibklifltttt, seawater, Text- Application May 3 cases.- (olje'gfgngfig-y.

by means of a simple, inexpensive arrangement of relatively few parts and to do so in such manner that th e elements which form the combinatioii i'nay beseparately obtained and easily as; sembled by one unskilled inmechanics of this sort.

A further object of the. nvention is to pro- 3 vide'asi'mple stabilizing m'e'nt which an used in conjunction with a conveniently available seati g surface, such as a board, and associated therewith easily and quickly in such posii.

tioii as to accomplish the desired end of stabilizing the seatin elevated position and prevent it from shifting laterally or transversely when occupied.

Still another object isto simplify the design of the stabilizing elementto be associated with the seating surface to such an extent that blanks for the manufacture thereof may be cheaply produced and the forming operation reduced to a minimum of sequential steps.

Various other objects and meritorious features of the invention will become apparent from the following description taken in conjunction with the drawings, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout the several figures, and wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective illustrating my improved device in operative position upon a conventional barber's chair;

Fig. 2 is a top plan view illustrating the stabilizing arrangement;

Fig. 3 is a rear elevation of the assembly;

Fig. 4 is an intermediate section through the accessory seat;

Fig. 5 is a perspective illustrating the blank from which my stabilizing bracket is formed;

Fig. 6 is a similar view illustrating an initial step in forming the bracket, and

Fig. 7 is a similar view illustrating the completed stabilizing bracket.

The invention for purposes of illustration has been reduced to its bare essentials and for pur- 194 1, seen that?" 'of h lengt the hf Ills l 2' M 6f c s ma s d by securejd on" 6: my s b liz itcketfebinpnssa m p g at w ffi'. I a nfdn with wing Hi; togethei'wvit r0 1 e M "dieQQut Z Z w p e f he ht 1. .j. e'iieildki trtti' meanti e 'die'c'iit 2' be weakened as indicated by the numeral. to facilitate bending about the line. One of the wing portions so formed may be provided with a weakened line 26 extending longitudinally from the base of the die cut 22 across the face of one wing. Openings for the reception of securing means, as indicated at 28, may be provided in the upper portion of each of the wings formed by the combined die out line 22 and weakened line 24. .As shown, these openings are in longitudinal alignment with die cut 22.

The'blank may then be bent or formed to right-angle shape as illustrated in Fig. 6, the weakened line 24 facilitating this operation. The final step is to bend or form the upper portion of that wing across which weakened line 26 extends longitudinally to thereby fashion supporting wing 29.

Where the use of a simplified seating surface such as a board or the like is contemplated, and one of the important features of the invention resides in the fact that such a surface may be used expeditiously for the intended purpose, it is preferable that the supporting wing be formed or bent along a line so positioned with reference to the main guide wing it that the upwardly projecting portion thereof, indicated at a: in Fig. '7, will approximate at least the width of the board Ill. The openings 28 are so positioned in wing it that screws or other suitable fastening means inserted therethrough will solidly engage the edge of the seating surface. As will be seen, the seat engaging faces of the bracket lie flush against the surfacesof the seat when the brackets are positioned. l

It is also important that the secondary guide Wing 18 and the lower portion of main guide wing 16 extend downwardly below the plane of supporting wing 20 a sufficient distance to form a solid abutment against the inner face and rear face of arms i 2 and it, respectively, thereby positively precluding lateral or forward shifting of the seat.

In the form illustrated wherein a simple board is used to provide the seating surface it), the rear face of main guide wing iii abuts the forward face of chair back it as well as the rear faces of arms i2 and id, thereby precluding rearward shifting movement of the seat as well as forward shifting movement thereof.

While with some constructions it might be advisable to use other types of securing means, screws 39 have been used in the simplified arrangement disclosed herein for purposes of illustration to fasten the stabilizing brackets to the seating surface.

Having described a specific form of the invention, various modifications thereof will be apparent to those skilled in the art and for that reason I wish to limit myself only within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is: a

1. A stabilizing bracket adapted for use with a flat seat element in the manner described comprising a main guide wing, a secondary guide wing extending at right angles thereto and having a margin in common with a portion only of a margin of the main guide wing to thereby leave a projecting portion of the main wing, and a supporting wing extending away from the secondary wing in a plane normal to those in which the main and secondary guide wings lie, said supporting wing lying outside the angle included between said guide wings and being spaced from the margin of the projecting portion of the main wing a distance approximately the width of the seat element.

2. A stabilizing bracket adapted for use with a flat seat element in the manner described comprising a main guide wing, a secondary guide wing extending at right angles thereto and having a margin in common with a portion only of a margin of the main guide wing to thereby leave a projecting portion of the main wing, and a supporting wing extending away from the secondary wing in a plane normal to those in which the main and secondary guide wings lie, said supporting wing lying outside the angle included between said guide wings, a fastener opening in the main guide wing positioned above its line of joinder with the secondary guide wing, and a fastener opening in the supporting wing and being spaced from the margin of the projecting portion of the main wing a distance approximating the width of the seat element.

3. A bracket formed from an integral rectangular blank and comprising a main guide wing formed by one end portion of the blank, and two wings formed from the other end of the blank, said wings constituting a secondary guide wing extending at right angles to the main wing and having a margin in common with a portion only of a margin of the main guide wing, and a supporting wing extending away from the secondary wing in a plane normal to those in which the main and secondary wings lie, said supporting wing lying outside the angle included between said guide wings.

WILLIAM O. FLATT.

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